1976 VFL Season: Geelong

Season Team Details

Season: 1976 VFL Season
Team: Geelong
Home Ground: Kardinia Park

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 12-0-10, P%: 103.9%)
Finals Performance: Knocked out by North Melbourne (Semi Final)
Players: 29
Brownlow Leader(s): Bruce Nankervis (26)
Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away): Larry Donohue (99)
Carji Greeves Medal Recipient(s): Ian Nankervis

Team Leaders

Captain(s): Bruce Nankervis

Player Results

Player Guernsey(s) Match(es) Round(s) Goal(s) Brownlow
Armour, David #28 7 R04-R06, R08, R18-R20 3
Barkley, David #5 18 R01-R14, R17-R19, R22 26
Blake, Rod #16 17 R04-R08, R10-R21 1
Bright, Terry #4 15 R01-R08, R11, R15-R17, R22, EF, SF 16
Browne, Mark #12 23 R01-R06, R08-R22, EF, SF 15
Cassidy, Jeff #15 5 R04, R14-R16, R22 2
Clarke, David #14 24 R01-R22, EF, SF 9
Cousins, Bryan #24 13 R01-R03, R05, R08, R17-R22, EF, SF 8
Davis, Harvey #21 18 R01-R13, R20-R22, EF, SF 2
Donohue, Larry #23 24 R01-R22, EF, SF 105
Doyle, Peter #36 11 R01-R03, R06-R09, R19-R21, SF 6
Hawkins, Jack #26 24 R01-R22, EF, SF 0
Higgins, Kevin #39 24 R01-R22, EF, SF 6
Landy, Graeme #2 17 R04-R09, R12-R19, R21-R22, EF 20
Lewtas, Ian #20 1 R21 0
Manson, David #6 13 R01-R04, R09-R11, R14-R15, R17-R18, EF, SF 0
Nankervis, Bruce #33 21 R01-R03, R05-R16, R19-R22, EF, SF 14
Nankervis, Ian #40 24 R01-R22, EF, SF 1
Neal, Robert #35 24 R01-R22, EF, SF 5
Newman, Sam #17 23 R01-R03, R05-R22, EF, SF 1
Nish, Colin #37 2 R18-R19 0
Preen, John #38 18 R01-R04, R07, R09-R21 14
Sarah, Paul #13 22 R01-R07, R09-R21, EF, SF 38
Scarlett, John #30 14 R01-R03, R09-R14, R17, R20, R22, EF, SF 8
Sheehan, Kevin #8 24 R01-R22, EF, SF 42
Turner, Mick #9 22 R01-R13, R15-R18, R20-R22, EF, SF 6
Witcombe, Murray #18 9 R06-R07, R10, R12-R17 1
Woodman, Alan #11 4 R16, R22, EF, SF 0
Woolnough, Mike #10 19 R04-R05, R07-R16, R18-R22, EF, SF 4

Team Line-Up

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This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available position records from this season.

Coach Results

Coach Match(es) (W-D-L) Round(s)
Olsson, Rod 24 13 -0- 11 R01-R22, EF, SF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
03/04/1976 Round 1 South Melbourne AWAY WIN GEE by 4 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
10/04/1976 Round 2 Richmond HOME WIN GEE by 48 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
19/04/1976 Round 3 St Kilda AWAY LOSS STK by 20 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
24/04/1976 Round 4 Fitzroy HOME WIN GEE by 35 Rod Olsson unknown
01/05/1976 Round 5 North Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 6 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
08/05/1976 Round 6 Collingwood AWAY WIN GEE by 6 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
15/05/1976 Round 7 Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 2 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
22/05/1976 Round 8 Essendon AWAY LOSS ESS by 10 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
29/05/1976 Round 9 Carlton HOME WIN GEE by 20 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
05/06/1976 Round 10 Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 29 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
14/06/1976 Round 11 Hawthorn AWAY LOSS HAW by 12 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
19/06/1976 Round 12 South Melbourne HOME WIN GEE by 104 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
26/06/1976 Round 13 Richmond AWAY LOSS RIC by 4 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
03/07/1976 Round 14 Fitzroy AWAY LOSS FIT by 23 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
10/07/1976 Round 15 St Kilda HOME WIN GEE by 39 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
17/07/1976 Round 16 North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 67 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
24/07/1976 Round 17 Collingwood HOME WIN GEE by 6 Rod Olsson unknown
31/07/1976 Round 18 Footscray AWAY LOSS FOO by 12 Rod Olsson unknown
07/08/1976 Round 19 Essendon HOME LOSS ESS by 6 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
14/08/1976 Round 20 Carlton AWAY LOSS CAR by 40 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
21/08/1976 Round 21 Melbourne AWAY LOSS MEL by 45 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
28/08/1976 Round 22 Hawthorn HOME WIN GEE by 25 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
04/09/1976 Elimination Final Footscray HOME WIN GEE by 7 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis
11/09/1976 Semi Final North Melbourne AWAY LOSS NOR by 33 Rod Olsson Bruce Nankervis